开端 (kāi duān) — beginning, start (of an event, period, or process)
Definition
A formal/literary word for the 'beginning' of an event, period, or story. More abstract and written than the plain 开始, and feels weightier than 起点 (which leans toward a literal 'starting point').
noun
beginningstart (of an event, period, or process)
Examples
- 开端。Liáng hǎo de kāi duān shì chéng gōng de yí bàn.A good start is half the battle.
- 开端。Zhè ge xiàng mù de kāi duān hěn shùn lì.The start of this project went very smoothly.
- 开端。Gù shi de kāi duān fā shēng zài xià tiān.The story's beginning takes place in summer.
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